{"id":17529,"date":"2025-10-23T17:19:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/17529\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T17:19:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:19:25","slug":"weekend-spotlight-cole-swindell-doechii-and-randy-rainbow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/17529\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend spotlight: Cole Swindell, Doechii and Randy Rainbow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Country music performer Cole Swindell, whose mondo colosso hits include \u201cShe Had Me at Heads Carolina,\u201d \u201cNever Say Never\u201d (with Lainey Wilson), \u201cYou Should Be Here\u201d and \u201cBreak Up in the End\u201d (among others), headlines at the BayCare Sound Saturday. Support acts are Priscilla Block\u00a0and\u00a0Greylan James. Swindell\u2019s latest album, Spanish Moss, was released in June. Tickets are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That musical mischief-maker Randy Rainbow is back for his semi-regular visit to the Mahaffey Theater Friday. Skewering Washington politics to musical theater melodies is of course, Rainbow\u2019s specialty. His current cross-country jaunt is called the National Freakin\u2019 Treasure tour, and tickets for the Mahaffey show are available at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Randy Rainbow: Friday at the Mahaffey Theater. Publicity photo.<\/p>\n

Tonight (7 p.m.) at the Mahaffey Theater: A performance of Cinderella from the World Ballet Company (a cast of 40 international dancers). Find tickets at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A Flock of Seagulls plays (play?) the big stage out back at Ferg\u2019s Sports Bar tonight, followed by Puddle of Mudd Friday. Both bands, as we told you in this recap from earlier this week<\/a>, contain one original member. Tickets are at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Colombian crooner Jorge Celed\u00f3n performs tonight at the Seminole Hard Rock Event Center. Find tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Singer and guitarist Orinathi takes charge tonight at the Capitol Theatre. Here\u2019s our interview<\/a> with the Australian Ms. O from Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Platinum-selling rapper\/singer Doechii \u2013 she\u2019s a Tampa native \u2013 is onstage Saturday at Yuengling Center, on the University of South Florida main campus. Find tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s scheduled Capitol Theatre concert from singer Macy Gray, who\u2019s on the road celebrating the 25th anniversary of her breakthrough album, On How Life Is, has apparently been canceled. It no longer appears on the venue\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

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Lil\u2019 Ed and the Blues Imperials: Friday in Safety Harbor. Publicity photo.<\/p>\n

Chicago\u2019s Lil\u2019 Ed and the Blues Imperials take the stage Friday at the Safety Harbor Art & Music Center. There\u2019s electric blues at the venue Saturday as well, with Tampa guitar ace Selwyn Birchwood and his band. All tickets are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Friday brings Latin bandleader and percussionist Tito Puente Jr. to the Warehouse Arts District\u2019s outdoor ArtsXchange stage. Tickets for the 6-9 p.m. salsa music and dance show are available here<\/a>, with additional information.<\/p>\n

Saturday brings Tampa-based British jazz pianist Simon Lasky to the Palladium Theater\u2019s Side Door Cabaret. In the band are vocalist Allison Nash, with James Suggs, trumpet; Mark Feinman, drums; Alejandro Arenas, upright and electric bass; and saxophonist Jack Wilkins. 8 p.m. showtime, with tickets at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hip hop artist Mastisyahu is back at Jannus Live Sunday. We spoke with the rapper, singer, songwriter and producer in 2024 (The Catalyst interview: Matisyahu<\/a>). Tickets for the Sunday concert are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Friday at the Palladium Theater\u2019s Side Door Caf\u00e9, a group of notable local musicians calling itself the St. Pete Collective interprets the music of James Taylor. With Chad Stivers on lead vocals and acoustic guitar, the band includes Patrick Bettison \u2013 keyboards, percussion, harmonica, backing vocals; LaRue Nickelson \u2013 electric guitars; Vinnie Seplesky \u2013 bass; Gale Trippsmith \u2013 backing vocals, percussion; Joey Interrante \u2013 drums. Tickets for the 8 p.m. performance are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Better Than Ezra, onstage Saturday at Jannus Live, is the New Orleans rock band best remembered for the platinum 1993 LP Deluxe, and the hits \u201cGood\u201d and \u201cKing of New Orleans.\u201d Founding singer\/guitarist Kevin Griffin and bass player Tom Drummond are still with the band. First of the Day opens; find tickets at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At the Yuengling Center Monday (Oct. 27): Singer and actress Rene\u00e9 Rapp, who starred in Mean Girls on Broadway, and in HBO Max\u2019s The Sex Lives of College Girls. Her second album, Bite Me, was released in August. Tickets are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Florida Orchestra<\/p>\n

Daniel Black conducts the free TFO Pops in the Park concert Saturday (7 p.m.) in Vinoy Park; it\u2019s a program of show tunes and movie music (\u201cYou bring the blanket and a picnic and we\u2019ll provide the perfect soundtrack of free music under the stars\u201d). Sunday (2 p.m.) at the Mahaffey Theater, Black is back to lead TFO through the annual Haunted Halls Halloween season family concert, everything from Mike Jackson\u2019s \u201cThriller\u201d to Grieg\u2019s \u201cIn the Hall of the Mountain King.\u201d Tickets are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Jobsite\u2019s \u201cGhost Brothers of Darkland County.\u201d Photo: James Zambon.<\/p>\n

On theater stages<\/p>\n

Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, written by Stephen King and John Mellencamp, continues at Tampa\u2019s Jobsite Theater. Find showtimes and tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ira Levin\u2019s murder mystery Deathtrap is in its inaugural weekend at St. Pete\u2019s freeFall Theatre. Find showtimes and tickets here<\/a>. This show\u2019s Natalie Symons guests on our Arts Alive! podcast Friday.<\/p>\n

Likewise, Evil Dead the Musical has just begun its run at Stageworks Theatre, Tampa. Find showtimes and tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

American Stage (St. Pete) opens the musical Hundred Days this weekend. Find showtimes and tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors is heading into its final weekend at the Jaeb Theatre, in Tampa\u2019s Straz Center. Find showtimes and tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A touring production of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus \u2013 a blend of theater and standup comedy \u2013 visits Largo\u2019s Central Park Performing Arts Center Saturday. More info and tickets are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The long-running Radio Theatre Project begins its fall season Monday at The Studio@620 in St. Petersburg. More info and tickets are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Your Weekend Spotlight<\/a>\u00a0appears every Thursday in the\u00a0Catalyst\u2019s CREATE section.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Please add us to your mailing list \u2013 send all press releases and event info to\u00a0bill@stpetecatalyst.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can also submit your events to the\u00a0Catalyst\u00a0calendar, by clicking\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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